tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post3372770099414028989..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Romance or Happiness?Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-27048253493296307992015-04-16T11:29:34.316-06:002015-04-16T11:29:34.316-06:00Stephen,
I share your feeling regarding the inter...Stephen,<br /><br />I share your feeling regarding the intersection of music and literature. I love to sit at the piano and play the opening movement "Moonlight Sonata".<br />Tolstoy used music effectively here and in "The Kreutzer Sonata", and elswhere.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-85667175249028486402015-04-16T10:33:50.847-06:002015-04-16T10:33:50.847-06:00It always thrills me when elements of culture comb...It always thrills me when elements of culture combine, as you've indicated music and literature have done here. The Moonlight Sonata was one of the first pieces of classical music that ever stayed with me so much I had to find out what it was called. There's a melancholy about it to me, as I suppose fits a story about the disillusionment of maturity.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-19237675267227764632015-04-16T05:55:58.447-06:002015-04-16T05:55:58.447-06:00Brian,
Thanks for your comment. This is one of Tol...Brian,<br />Thanks for your comment. This is one of Tolstoy's best stories both for his insights on consciousness and for his treatment of happiness and romance.<br />The latter is the most thought-provoking issue I culled from my reading.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-7924121015811105152015-04-16T04:50:02.137-06:002015-04-16T04:50:02.137-06:00This sounds like a terrific story and character st...This sounds like a terrific story and character study. <br /><br />The passage the you quoted is indeed dark but it is so effectively written. It really makes me want to read this book.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com